Ceremony: The most stunning images with the greatest opportunity for visual harmony and alliteration come from wedding ceremonies. The ceremony starts with the pre-show, climaxes with the vow exchange and finishes with the receiving line.

Judges Comment: Being right in the thick of things during the ceremony is a rare occurrence. This image makes you feel as if you're part of the wedding itself and the toning nicely adds a warm, fuzzy feel to the overall image.

Judges Comment: Beautiful image! The image evokes a warm and inviting quality and is almost perfectly balanced. We'd suggest a highlight burn on the front left pew cover; as is, it quickly draws attention to itself.

Judges Comment: It's so refreshing to see a unique angle from ceremony coverage. Our challenge is to show our clients what they cannot see and this photographer nailed it! The color throughout the image feels unbalanced and a conversion to black and white would produce a quicker read.

Judges Comment: An excellent sense of timing and planning by the photographer to capture the moment as the bride passes the window's illumination. The camera angle gives the viewer a good sense of place and a unique view of the event. The toning is very interesting (saturated center, de-saturated edges) and would look great as a strong horizontal. We'd suggest cropping off the bottom just above the head.

Judges Comment: Excitement and energy along with many layers of information make this a great image. The entry point of the man carrying baskets pushes your eye back to the bride and her father, then your eye ping pongs back to the kids and the gentleman in the right hand corner. We like the use of the inverted rough border on this image as it doesn't distract and only helps focus your eye on the content.

Judges Comment: A quick eye and fast composition captured this graphically-inspired image. Back in the b&w darkroom days, we used to "fog" the paper to lower the contrast and this image would read much quicker if the highlights were 10-20% darker.

Judges Comment: A fun moment as the guests crowd around the newlyweds. A slight crop from the left would help balance the image and focus the viewer's attention on the couple instead of the red seating.

Judges Comment: The reinforced, symbolic cross through this image is good seeing by the photographer. The image could use a slight crop on the left side of the frame (removing the painting on the lower left side of the frame). This image teeters on having too much going on in the frame but the dominant visual of the cross on the ceiling as well as the foreground keep it weighted and solid.

Judges Comment: The grass makes a good break through the middle of the image as it almost cuts the frame in half. Usually we work with the rule of thirds and we'd like a horizon in the upper or lower third of the frame. This image balances well because of the bride and bridesmaids walking through the center, breaking up the third rule.

Judges Comment: A quiet moment between the bride and father (assumed), and his eyes show how much he loves her. The toning keeps your eye on the moment and using a slight warming tone alleviates the distractions of any outside colors.

Judges Comment: The 'Yahoo, We're Married!' cheer goes up as the bride exits the ceremony. The flare is a little hot and could use some burning above the bride but all in all, a nice moment. We think this image would look great cropped as a square.